ancient cuisine, chinese food, soudui, stir-fried pebbles, street food, yangtze river

Stir-Fried Pebbles: Chinese Vendors Are Making a Dish Made of Stones

Chinese street food vendors have amused the world by creating a unique cuisine; stir-fried pebbles, also known as soudui (suck and throw). It has been dubbed “the world’s hardest food.” The delicacy is prepared by stir-frying small river pebbles with chili, oil, garlic, rosemary, and purple perilla.  The meal costs around US$2, and those who ...

Nathan Machoka

Stir-fried pebbles.

Stinky Tofu: The Chinese Dish That Smells Awful, but Tastes Heavenly

If you’ve never tried stinky tofu, that’s understandable. It’s a dish you don’t often see outside of Taiwan, or outside certain parts of China. It is probably one of the dishes immigrants are least likely to bring overseas with them, not because they don’t love eating it, but because it would be a challenge to get foreigners to ...

Emma Lu

Young woman traveler walking holding stinky tofu on a stick served from a street vendor in Taiwan.

Dan Dan Burgers, Octopus Takoyaki, and Pork Noodles in Taiwan

In Kaohsiung, Taiwan, there’s plenty to do, and eating at a Dan Dan Burger establishment is one of the leisure activities to indulge in as you explore the city. From the homey street stalls offering local food on the go to eateries patronized by visitors traveling from different regions, you’ll never be short of options ...

Raven Montmorency

Octopus takoyaki.

Cologne Christmas Market

Catch a glimpse of the beautiful atmosphere at the 2019 Neumarkt Christmas market in Cologne, Germany. Cologne has a variety of Christmas markets. The Neumarkt Christmas market is one of them. Thousands of people flock to it every year. Many people even travel there from remote destinations. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest

Hermann Rohr

Woman wearing glasses eating at the Cologne Christmas market.

Peru and its Culinary Diversity: A Personal Experience

Peru can be considered among the world’s most culinarily interesting countries, “boasting” a food diversity only rivaled by China. Not just the potato, but also the tomato that Europeans and Americans celebrate in a variety of dishes, has its origins in Peru. Peru is a colorful patch of various climatic zones, from iced mountain tops ...

Hermann Rohr